Posts with tag: copyediting

Oops! Finding and Fixing Bloopers in Fiction

Presenter: Amy J. Schneider
  Webinar begins: July 30, 2020 1:00 pm ET
  Number of sessions: 1
  Copy Editing, Core Editing Skills
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Copyediting fiction is like being the continuity director for a film, watching for little mistakes that pull readers out of the story. In this session, we’ll discuss (1) language bloopers: pet phrases, sound bloopers, danglers, redundancy; (2) action bloopers: Chekhov’s gun, drop-in characters, bad scene breaks, remembered elements, “As you know, Bob…”; and (3) factual bloopers: physics, body position/parts, anachronisms, geography, deliberate obfuscation, and just generally How Things Work.

Copy Editing Standards: Tables, Visual Elements, and Multimedia

Presenter: Robin Marwick
  Webinar begins: April 8, 2020 1:00 pm ET
  Number of sessions: 1
  Copy Editing, Design Skills, Editors Canada /Standards
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If you're comfortable copy editing text but aren't as confident when it comes to visual elements, then this introductory webinar is for you! Focusing on Professional Editorial Standard D12, Robin Marwick will teach you everything you need to know to ensure that all visuals are consistent across a document. This includes tables, graphs, headings, image caption styles, numbering, and more.